12 Things TEDx Speakers do that Preachers Don’t.
From the post:
Ever seen a TEDx talk? They’re pretty great. Here’s one I happen to enjoy, and have used in a couple of sermons. I’ve wondered for a long time, “How in the world do each of these talks end up consistently blowing me away?” So I did some research, and found the TEDx talk guidelines for speakers. Some of the advice was basic – but some of it was unexpected. Much of it, I think, is a welcome wake up call to preachers who are communicating in a 21st century postmodern, post-Christian context. Obviously, some of this doesn’t fit with a preacher’s ethos: but much of it does.
That said, here are 12 things TEDx speakers do that preachers usually don’t:
A great retelling of the guidelines for TEDx speakers!
With the conference season (summer) rapidly approaching, now is the time to take this advice to heart!
Imagine a conference presentation without the filler than everyone in the room already knows (or should to be attending the conference). I keep longing for papers that don’t repeat largely the same introduction as every other paper in the area.
Yes, graphs have nodes/vertices, edges/arcs and you are g-o-i-n-g t-o l-a-b-e-l t-h-e-m. 😉
The advice for TEDx speakers is equally applicable to webcasts and podcasts.